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Serious unclassified road crash in Swansea SA5 on 18 August 2002 at 18:38 involving a Ford Mondeo

Four vehicles, including a Ford Mondeo and a Yamaha XJR 1300 motorcycle, were involved in a crash on an unclassified road in Swansea at 18:38 on Sunday 18 August 2002. The 34-year-old male rider of the Yamaha XJR 1300 motorcycle was seriously injured and the 39-year-old male driver of the Ford Mondeo and the 47-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen Polo were slightly injured.

It happened in daylight in fine weather on a dry single carriageway with a 30 mph limit, away from any junction.

Severity
Serious
Date
18 Aug 2002
Sunday, 18:38
Vehicles
4
Ford Mondeo and 3 others
Casualties
3
1 seriously injured, 2 slightly injured

Location of the crash

Police recorded the crash at latitude 51.65034, longitude -3.95424, in the SA5 postcode district and within the built-up area of Swansea. It is one of the crashes that make up the Penderry, Swansea, SA5 7EY area accident hotspot.

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  • 1 crash
  • Serious

Collision details

Basic information

Reference
2002620067342
Council area
Swansea
Police force
South Wales
Police attended the scene
Yes

Road and location details

First road class
Unclassified
Road type
Single carriageway
Speed limit
30 mph
Urban or rural
Urban

Junction information

Junction type
Not at junction or within 20 metres

Pedestrian crossing information

Crossing facilities
No physical crossing facility within 50 m

Environmental conditions

Light conditions
Daylight
Weather
Fine, no high winds
Road surface
Dry

The 6 nearest recorded crashes

The nearest, 22 metres away, was a slight injury crash on 8 November 2013.

Vehicles involved (4)

  • Vehicle 1: Ford Mondeo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Reversing
    Travelling from
    West
    Travelling to
    East
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    39 years
    Engine capacity
    1,988 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    0 years

  • Vehicle 2: Yamaha XJR 1300

    Motorcycle over 125cc

    Manoeuvre
    Going ahead
    Travelling from
    North
    Travelling to
    South
    First point of impact
    Front
    Driver sex
    Male
    Driver age
    34 years
    Engine capacity
    1,250 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol

  • Vehicle 3: Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Offside
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    65 years
    Vehicle age
    2 years

  • Vehicle 4: Volkswagen Polo

    Car

    Manoeuvre
    Parked
    Travelling from
    Parked
    Travelling to
    Parked
    First point of impact
    Back
    Driver sex
    Female
    Driver age
    47 years
    Engine capacity
    1,400 cc
    Fuel or propulsion
    Petrol
    Vehicle age
    1 year

Casualties (3)

  • Casualty 1: Driver

    Slight

    Male, aged 39, car occupant, in vehicle 1 (Ford Mondeo)

  • Casualty 2: Rider

    Serious

    Male, aged 34, motorcyclist (over 125cc), on vehicle 2 (Yamaha XJR 1300)

  • Casualty 3: Driver

    Slight

    Female, aged 47, car occupant, in vehicle 4 (Volkswagen Polo)

Data source

This record comes from the Department for Transport’s road safety data (STATS19), in which police forces in Great Britain record every road crash reported to them where someone was injured. It is reference 2002620067342 in the data published on GOV.UK under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and one of the crashes counted in the Swansea road accident statistics for 2002.